NGC 340

NGC 340
SDSS image of NGC 340
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	01^h 00^m 34.9^s[1]
Declination	−06° 52′ 00″[1]
Redshift	0.020372[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	6,107 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.51[1]
Characteristics
Type	S
Apparent size (V)	0.9' × 0.3'[1]
Other designations
MCG -01-03-055, 2MASX J01003488-0651597, 2MASXi J0100348-065159, IRAS 00580-0708, 6dF J0100349-065200, PGC 3610.[1]

NGC 340 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on September 27, 1864, by Albert Marth. It was described by Dreyer as "very faint, small, extended."^[2]

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0340. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 300 - 349". Cseligman. Retrieved November 4, 2016.

External links

• Media related to NGC 340 at Wikimedia Commons